Grandma's Hamburger Casserole - Easy Meal Prep for a Delicious Week!

cream of mushroom soup

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories without sacrificing flavor.

Brown 2 pounds of hamburger meat over high heat until crumbly, seasoning with salt, pepper, garlic, celery seeds, smoked paprika, and dill weed.

Add half of the chopped onion to the meat while browning.

Prepare water for noodles to boil.

Once the meat is browned, drain excess grease and add 4 cans of tomato sauce, stirring to combine.

Add 1 teaspoon of sugar to reduce acidity of the tomato sauce and mix well.

Season the mixture with 1 teaspoon of basil and 1 teaspoon of oregano, then let it simmer for about 20 minutes.

In a separate bowl, combine 3 oz of softened cream cheese and 2 cups of sour cream, mixing until smooth.

Add the remaining chopped onion to the cream cheese and sour cream mixture and mix well.

Cook noodles according to package instructions, then drain and toss with a little olive oil and garlic parsley flakes.

Grease an 11 by 15 inch baking dish with butter cooking spray.

Layer half of the cooked egg noodles in the bottom of the greased baking dish.

Spread half of the sour cream mixture over the noodles.

Layer half of the meat mixture on top of the sour cream layer.

Repeat the layering process with the remaining noodles, sour cream mixture, and meat mixture.

Cooking Techniques

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